CURRICULUM VITAE
Sep. 1, 2015

Name:

Fumio Ohtake

Education:
B.A. in Economics, 1983, from Kyoto University
M.A. in Economics, 1985, from Osaka University
Ph.D. in Economics, 1996, from Osaka University
Academic Position:2013-2016:
Osaka University Distinguished Professor
2013- 2015:
Executive Vice President, Osaka University
2001- present Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
1990-2001:
Associate Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka
University
1988-1990: Assistant Professor, Osaka Prefectural University
1985-1988: Research Associate, Department of Economics, Osaka University

1996-1997: Visiting Fellow, Economics Department, Essex University
1990-1991: Visiting Fellow (Fulbright Fellow), Economic Growth Center, Yale University
1986-1990: Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Research, Economic Planning
Agency of Japan
Selected Published Articles:

1. H. Okudaira, Y. Kinari, N. Mizutani, F. Ohtake and A. Kawaguchi(2015)"Older Sisters and Younger
Brothers: The Impact of Siblings on Preference for Competition," Personality and IndividualDifferences, Vo.82, pp.81–89.
2. "Diminishing Marginal Utility Revisited," SSRN, April 10, 2015 (Kimball, Miles S., F. Ohtake,Daniel H. Reck, Y. Tsutsui, and Fudong Zhang)doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2592935
3. "Activity, Time, and Subjective Happiness: An Analysis Based on an Hourly Web Survey," ISER DP,
No. 926, Feb.2015. (H. Sakawa, F. Ohtake and Y. Tsutsui)
4. Yusuke Kinari, Fumio Ohtake, Miles Kimball, Shoko Morimoto and Yoshiro Tsutsui (2015)"Happiness Before and After an Election: An Analysis Based on a Daily Survey Around Japan's 2009
Election," ISER DP No. 924.
5. Yoshiro Tsutsui, Shoko Yamane and Fumio Ohtake (2015) "Why Are Cabinet Supporters Happy?"
ISER DP No. 923.
6. iji Yamamura, Yoshiro Tsutsui and Fumio Ohtake (2015)"Relative Income Position and Happiness:
Are Cabinet Supporters Different from Others in Japan?" ISER DP No. 921.
7. Sun Youn LEE and F. Ohtake(2014) "Procrastinators and hyperbolic discounters: Transition
probabilities of moving from temporary into regular employment,"Journal of The Japanese andInternational Economies, Vol. 34, pp. 291–314. doi:10.1016/j.jjie.2014.10.001
8. Hui-Yu Chianga,Fumio Ohtake(2014)” Performance-pay and the gender wage gap in Japan,” Journalof the Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 34, December 2014, pp. 71–88()doi:10.1016/j.jjie.2014.05.003
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9. T. Ito, K. Kubota and F. Ohtake(2014) "The Hidden Curriculum and Social Preferences," RIETI DP,
14-E-0240.
10. SunYoun LEE and Fumio Ohtake (2014)"The Effects of Personality Traits and Behavioral
Characteristics on Schooling, Earnings, and Career Promotion," RIETI DP, 14-E-023.
11. Fumio Ohtake, Naoko Okuyama, Masaru Sasaki and Kengo Yasui(2014) "The Long-term Impact of
the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on Wage Distribution," ISER DP No.897.
12. Saori Tanaka, Katsunori Yamada, Hiroyasu Yoneda, and Fumio(2014) "Neural mechanisms ofgain-loss asymmetry in temporal discounting," Journal of Neuroscience, 34(16), pp.5595-5602.
13. K. Ariga, M. Kurosawa, F. Ohtake, M. Sasaki and S. Yamane (2013)”Organization adjustments, job
training and productivity: Evidence from Japanese automobile makers,” Journal of The Japanese andInternational Economies, vol. 27, pp.1-34.
14. S. Yamane, T. Takahashi, A. Kamesaka, Y. Tsutsui, F. Ohtake (2013)"Socio-Emotional Status,Education, and Time-Discounting in Japanese Non-Smoking Population: A Multi-GenerationalStudy," Psychology,Vol.4 No.2, pp.124-132.
15. Hiroko Okudaira, Fumio Ohtake, Koichi Kume, and Kotaro Tsuru (2013)“What does a Temporary
Help Service Job Offer? Empirical Suggestions from a Japanese Survey”Journal of The Japanese andInternational Economies, Vol. 28, June 2013, pp. 37–68.
16. F. Ohtake, N. Okuyama, M. Sasaki and K. Yasui (2012)"Impact of the Great Hanshin-awaji
Earthquake on the Labor Market in the Disaster Areas," Japan Labor Review, Vol.9(4), pp. 42-63.
17. Kenn Ariga, Masako Kurosawa, Fumio Ohtake, and Masaru Sasaki (2012)"How do high school
graduates in Japan compete for regular, full timejobs? An empirical analysis based upon an internet
survey of the youth," Japanese Economic Review, Vol.63(3), pp.348-379.
18. Y. Tsutsui and F. Ohtake (2012)"Asking about Changes in Happiness in a Daily Web Survey and Its
Implication or the Easterlin Paradox,” The Japanese Economic Review, Vol.63, No.1, pp.38-56.
19. Rie Tamiya, Lee SunYoun, Fumio Ohtake (2012)"Second-to-fourth digit ratio and the sporting
success of sumo wrestlers," Evolution and Human Behavior, Vol. 33-2, pp. 130–136.
20. Shinsuke Ikeda, Myon-Il Kang, and Fumio Ohtake(2010) ” Hyperbolic discounting, the sign effect,
and the body mass index,” Journal of Health Economics, Vol.29(2), pp.268-284.
21. Yusuke Kinari, F. Ohtake and Yoshiro Tsutsui(2009) "Time Discounting: Declining Impatience andInterval Effect," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp.87-112.
22. Kawaguchi, Daiji and Ohtake, Fumio (2007) "Testing the Morale Theory of Nominal Wage
Rigidity," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 59-74.
23. Ohtake, Fumio and Tomioka, Jun (2004) “Who Supports Redistribution?” Japanese Economic
Review, Vol. 55, No.4, pp.333-354.
24. Kohara, Miki, Ohtake, Fumio and Makoto, Saito (2002) "A Test of the Full Insurance Hypothesis:
The Case of Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol.16 No.3, pp.335-352.
25. Hildreth, Andrew G. and Ohtake, Fumio (1998) "Labor Demand and the Structure of Adjustment
Costs in Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies,Vol. 12, No.2, pp.131-150.
26. Ohtake, Fumio and Makoto, Saito (1998) "Population Aging and Consumption Inequality in Japan,"
The Review of Income and Wealth, Ser.44, No.3, pp.361-381.
27. Ohkusa, Yasushi and Ohtake, Fumio (1997) "Productivity Effects of Profit Sharing, Information
Sharing and ESOPs," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol.11, No.3,2pp.385-402.
28. Ohtake, Fumio and Shintani, Mototsugu (1996) "The Effect of Demographics on the Japanese
Housing Market," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol.26, No.2, pp.189-201.
29. Ohtake, Fumio and Ohkusa, Yasushi (1994) "Testing the Matching Hypothesis: The Case ofProfessional Baseball in Japan with Comparisons to the U.S," Journal of the Japanese andInternational Economies, Vol.8, No.2, pp.204-219.
30. Ohtake, Fumio (1991) "Bequest Motives of Aged Households in Japan," Ricerche Economiche XLV,
2-3, pp.283-306.
31. Yoshikawa, Hiroshi and Ohtake, Fumio (1989) "An Analysis of Female Labor Supply, Housing
Demand and the Saving Rate in Japan," European Economic Review, Vol.33, pp.997-1030.
32. Yoshikawa, Hiroshi and Ohtake, Fumio (1987) “Postwar Business Cycles in Japan: A Quest for theRight Explanation,” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol.1, pp.373-407.

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